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Read about what's happening in our VA Tennessee Valley health care community.

  • Army Veteran Terry Tisdale is not the man he once used to be.

    Army Veteran Terry Tisdale stands next to the fireplace in his in military uniform.

  • After a week of trying to cope and self-medicate his post-traumatic stress disorder with substances, Army Veteran Michael “Todd” Sims returned to his Chattanooga home.

    Army Veteran Michael "Todd" Sims standing in Iraq at his base. He served from 2001 to 2006 and deployed to Iraq in 2004.

  • Robots are taking over the fight against COVID-19.

    TVHS began using four Xenex disinfecting robots in 2017 and was the second hospital in Tennessee to use them. Now, the health care system has a team of 10 germ-zapping robots.

  • It’s 7 a.m. on a workday. Marine Veteran Toby Toon sluggishly rolls himself out of bed and walks to the shower to rinse the late night off. He hopes his day will bring him joy instead of anger, but deep down he knows the answer.

    Marine Veteran Toby Toon (second from left) recently graduated from the Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) at TVHS. Because of RRTP, Toon says he has rediscovered himself and life.

  • This year has proven to be a challenge for many Americans, but for two Veterans at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), 2020 has a silver lining.

    WWII Army Veteran Bennie Woolam sits next to his geriatrics health care team at the Nashville VA Medical Center.

  • Eight years ago, Caroline Ward wanted to bring awareness to Veteran-related issues in a creative way.

    Photo of a woman running outside on an empty road in the desert.

  • When Dr. Daniel Birchmore learned he was the recipient of the Veterans Health Administration’s most prestigious award he thought, ‘Why me?’

    Dr. Daniel Birchmore checks a Veteran's vitals during an appointment.

  • For some Veterans, the holidays represent a time of loneliness and stress.

    Four TVHS locations participated in the Angel Tree tradition making this year a record-setting year of families receiving gifts.

  • Despite being medically discharged from the Army, Tennessee Valley Healthcare (TVHS) Police Sergeant and Veteran Toy Williams still yearned to serve his country.

    Police Sgt. Toy Williams was paired with a family of three at the Shop with a Cop event in Clarksville, TN. (Courtesy photo from Clarksville Now)

  • CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) celebrated National Family Caregiver Month with an appreciation event on November 6 at the Cohen Clinic in Clarksville.

    The TVHS caregiver support program hosted events for National Family Caregiver Month in November 2019 at the Cohen Clinic in Clarksville, TN.